Muddy legs..

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I very rarely wash legs - I have learnt to my cost not to.

Baby oil applied every few days means that most of the mud is repelled, and what isn't simply drops off over night.


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I chose other because mine live out 24/7 so I cant wash the mud off or dry it
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it is only muddy by the gateway and down by a drain thats burst underground but is making surrounding grass muddy... If anyone has ideas for how to deal with the mud please post! When my horses lived in at night I would leave it to dry then brush off before turnout/booting up if I was riding
 
Usually hose off the worst and then give a good rub dry with a towel. Don't like to leave them wet so if there is no towel available I would leave them to dry and then brush off the mud.
 
dont hav anywhere to wash legs at the mo as our yard is only semi-built so just have to leav it on & hope they dont get mud fever, most of it comes off overnight in the bedding anyway.
 
I never have and never will hose legs on my natives, The feather is there for a reason and has always done it's job, I think it's when you constantley wash legs the skin gets weakend and bacteria gain entry, Never had mud fever yet.
 
pig oil the legs and hose mud off feet.
when it wears off brush off dry mud and hose and towel dry wet mud though i try not to do this more than 4 times a week for obvious reasons.
 
I leave it on to dry and them brush it out. I check his legs every day for mud fever, and so far I've never even found any mud next to his skin... it all clogs in his feathers and there's about an inch of new hair right inside that's still dazzling white!
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i hose the feet so i can pick them out without getting a handful of mud!!! and leave the legs to dry and brush off and inspect for mudfever!
 
I have never washed my feathered mares legs. I do pig oil them once a month.

People almost came to blows on my last yard between the two opposing "should you wash" groups".
 
My mare lives out 24/7 and is prone to mud fever during wet winters. We have no stable/electricity/running water. If the field is turning into a swamp, I bring down cannisters of lukewarm water, trim her heels and wash them off with Hibiscrub, check for scabs, dry with towels, hack her out on roads for an hour to complete drying process, apply udder cream.
 
I hose off and dry once a week and then apply a lasting barrier cream (i use Muddy Marvel) about once a week. No signs of mud fever yet and we have serious mud!
 
Leave mud to dry and brush off when necessary. Only time any of my horses have had mud fever was when at a full livery yard where they insisted on hosing the legs off every night!
 
My horse mostly goes out in Sportabac turnout socks, which keep her legs clean, dry and mud free. When bringing in I just need to remove them and voila...legs are clean!
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Sometimes though, say if I've ridden first and she's already a bit muddy from riding (so don't want to trap grit under boot to rub her legs) I will just turn out bootless. When I bring her in I will hose off her legs IF there is wet mud on them (if they're dry, I will leave mud and brush it off). If I've used a hose I put Aerborn Thermalux leg wraps on to dry them and keep them toasty warm. When I go out last thing before bedtime, I tend to take the boots off as her legs are already dry.
 
I spray my horses legs with show sheen every few days & leave any mud on them over night. What has stuck to their legs brushes off very easily.
 
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